Improvement in cotton-bale ties



% Witnesses: iwsmsn UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. BANKS, OF COMO DEPOT, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR TO REBEOOA BANKS,OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,823, dated July 7,1 874; application u'led De'ember 24, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. BANKS, of001110 Depot, in the county of Panola and State of Mississippi, haveinvented a new and Improved Cotton-Bale Tie; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion ofthe bale-tie.

The invention relates to, and consists in, novel means for tying withfacility, and without possibility of slip, the two ends of a baletie, ashereinafter more fully described.

A represents a band of thin sheet metal, andB a buckle having aperturesb b,intern1ediate tongue I), and the side opening I)". The

' tongue 11 projects into the middle of the side opening bfland is bentdown at the end below the plane of the side pieces I) b. In one of theapertures I) of the buckle is secured, by bending, or in any suitablemanner, end a of band, while at a proper distance from the other end, 60is formed the crimp a.

The band is placed around the bale and drawn tightly, when the crimp ais made at the proper distance from end a, and slid laterally over thetongue I). This causes the end a to project under end a while the bandis in both apertures of buckle, and over the tongue. This produces anexcellent tie, that can be applied with great 'apidity to bale afterbale, and allows the band to be drawn to any degree of tightness, andyet to never jostle or work oft.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let tel-s Patent, is-

The combination of band A and buckle B, the former crilnped near oneend, and the latter having the tongue I) bent below the plane of sidepieces If If, as and for the purpose described.

WM. G. BANKS.

Witnesses G. B. WoLLARD, W. A. FRENCH.

